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Make the Super Bowl spectacular with craft beer

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Sunday is the Super Bowl, and it's a perfect opportunity to trade up to better beer.

You don't have to serve or bring something crazy to the party, but instead of drinking the same old boring, tasteless beer, why not try something with flavor and character?

And to further narrow things down, may I suggest drinking American beer during this very American event?

But what to drink?

Instead of the typical Bud Light or Budweiser, try a craft lager like Full Sail Session Lager, Brooklyn Lager, Anchor Steam, Kona Longboat Lager or Sam Adams Light. All of these are pretty easy to come by in Sarasota-Manatee, with the Full Sail being a bit harder to find -- try Whole Foods or Total Wine & More.

If you're heading out, try watching the game at a place that sells craft beer, like The Shamrock, World of Beer, Mr. Beery's or the Sarasota Brewing Co., to name a few off the top of my head.

Have a great Sunday and go [insert your team name here]!

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Alan Shaw

Alan Shaw has been a fan of craft beer for more than a decade. He is partial to hops and has been an editor at the Herald-Tribune since 1997. He can be reached at (941) 361-4914, by email or mail at 1741 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236. Follow him at @alancshaw on Twitter and on Facebook.
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gibbonsec
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:08 am

Big fan of the Full Sail. A good variety of it can be found at Total Wine off University both by individual bottles and six pack. I've also seen it at the Publix on University and Tuttle. The Amber is my fav. Brooklyn Lager is also outstanding.

Cheers, mate!

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Derek
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 8:28 pm

Session Lager and Anchor Steam can found at The Shamrock. Love the blog!! Can't wait til Sunday.

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Alan Shaw
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 5:35 pm

Thanks for the reminder. I put it in the post. I had a brain slip and forgot Mr. Beery's has TVs.

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Papa Jaxx
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 10:55 am

Celebrate New Orleans in the Super Bowl by purchasing Abita beers. Locally you can find Jockamo IPA, Amber [best bet for non-craft beer drinkers] Turbodog [brown ale (think Newcastle Brown Ale)], Purple Haze [raspberry-wheat (not for me)].

Also available is Dixie which was once in New Orleans but was wipeout by Katrina and now is contract brewed [last heard] by Joseph Huber Brewing, in Monroe, Wisc. Dixie is more a regional than a craft beer [think Falstaff (if you are of an age)]

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Papa Jaxx
Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 11:21 am

Thought to add.

I created a maps.Google 'my map' which illustrates the brewery locations of 'US Craft Beer Available in SWFla Dec2009' Ya'll may find it useful. see:
http://tinyurl.com/ybtk92u
It is private rather than public so that it does not get mucked up.

I am associated a restaurant [Venti's Cafe] in Salem, Ore., which is the best purveyor of craft beer in that city [which is in the heart of Beervana].

I thought about blogging about an Oregon beer geek's experience with the Beer-Here. Perhaps next winter.